Dish

Art Historical Context

This delicate earthenware dish, crafted by an unknown French artist in the 15th or 16th century, a glimpse into the everyday artistry of late medieval Europe. Measuring just 1 9/16 x 3 15/16 inches (3.9 x 10 cm), its petite scale suggests it may have served as a personal dish, perhaps for salts, spices, or confections during meals in a prosperous household. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Medieval Department and gifted by J. Pierpont Morgan 1917, it the humble yet refined ceramics produced in France during a transitional era bridging the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Earthenware...